08-06-2008, 06:22 PM
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Wow!
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Dragona
Personally I also agree with the other member(s) about the tone of voice and attitude it's said in.
I've always heard the word gringo when someone is referring to a white peraon, usually that white person is North American (here we go with political correctness, goodness!!). I've also never heard it in a wrong tone or nasty attitude when talking about a "cool" gringo/a. But I have heard it in a harsh tone and nasty attitude when talking about a person who is not to the person's liking for whatever reason.
It's all in the tone of voice and attitude.
I've had my brother jokingly role his eyes and taunt me calling me a "white girl", now I know he's joking so I just shoot back "look who'a talking white boy!".
It's all friendly and funny.
I did have a friend who called me that, who also rolled her eyes but with her I knew she wasn't saying it to be funny. She wanted to be mean, knowing full well that I would defend myself. But then again she is from West Indian/Caribbean descendants so her skin is really dark and she had/has issues with whites and the police.
Alrighty, those are my two cents, I know, not worth much 
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What could you possibly mean by this? I am so confused.  Are you saying she wanted to be mean because she is dark-skinned and therefore inferior to you and the police (also an authority figure in her eyes). This is what Thomas is talking about. Whenever we correlate someones character to their race or appeareance, we only demonstrate our own prejudices and complexes. It is never o.k. to reduce people to the traits or characteristics that WE deem important. My dear, THAT WOULD leave the whole world blind or at least hurt a lot of feelings. |
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